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Alina Haba, a former personal attorney for.
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President Trump, is stepping down as the.
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Administration'S top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. She's doing so after a federal appeals found that she was unlawfully serving in the position.
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Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.
Ryan Lucas (0:37)
In a statement posted on social media, Alina Habba says she is resigning as the Acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. She says she's not surrendering in the face of legal challenges, but instead stepping down to protect the stability and integrity of the office. Still, she's leaving after a three judge panel for the U.S. court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously found that Haba had been unlawfully put into the U.S. attorney's job and disqualified her from supervising cases. That ruling was the latest blow to how President Trump has tried to install some U.S. attorneys. In her statement, Habba says she will continue to serve the Justice Department as a senior adviser to the attorney general for U.S. attorneys. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
NPR Reporter (1:18)
The developer of an app known as Iceblock has sued the Trump administration. NPR's Bobby Allen reports. The suit comes after Apple banned the Iceblock app under pressure from the White House.
Bobby Allen (1:28)
Iceblock is an app that went viral for allowing users to anonymously send out alerts when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were conducting a ra. Joshua Aaron is the app's developer.
Joshua Aaron (1:37)
It would alert users within a five mile radius of that location and they would get a notification on their phone and then they could make a decision on whether or not they wanted to be in that vicinity.
Bobby Allen (1:51)
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the app endangers federal agents. Bondi has said Aaron is under investigation. Angie convinced Apple to remove the app from its app store. Now Aaron is suing the Trump administration for violating his First Amendment rights and making unlawful threats against him for protected speech. The Justice Department and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Bobby Allen, NPR News.